The King of Ping Pong

The King of Ping Pong (2008)

Ping-pongkingen

Rille, an ostracized and bullied teenager, who only excels in the ping pong room, descends into a life-and-death struggle with his younger, more popular brother when the truth about their father surfaces during their spring break.

Date of release
2008-01-18
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jens Jonsson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize

The King of Ping Pong is a 2008 Swedish film directed by Jens Jonsson, who also co-wrote the film with Hans Gunnarsson. The film revolves around a dysfunctional family, including a teenager Rille. It was featured and won two awards at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It received mostly positive reception.

Production

The film was written by the director Jonsson and Hans Gunnarsson. Askild Vik Edvardsen was the cinematographer and Josefin Åsberg was the production designer. Justin Lowe wrote for the Associated Press that Jonsson and Gunnarson "keep the film's slightly off-kilter comedy reinforced by occasional visual puns" and that "Cinematographer Askild Vik Edvardsen bathes the proceedings with wintry-filtered light that's well suited to the sedate camerawor…

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